Editing Pedigree chart

{{Short description|Diagram showing the occurrence of traits}}
[[File:Costados de Anselmo Braamcamp Freire.jpg|thumb|Example of a pedigree chart using [[Ahnentafel]] numbering]]
A '''pedigree chart''' is a diagram that shows the occurrence of certain traits through different generations of a family,<ref>{{cite web |title=Pedigree |url=https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Pedigree |website=[[National Human Genome Research Institute]] |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=pedigree |url=https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/genetics-dictionary/def/pedigree |website=[[National Cancer Institute]] |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref> most commonly for [[humans]], show [[dog]]s, and race [[horse]]s.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

==Definition==
The word pedigree is a corruption of the Anglo-Norman French ''pé de grue'' or "crane's foot", either because the typical lines and split lines (each split leading to different offspring of the one parent line) resemble the thin leg and foot of a [[Crane (bird)|crane]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of PEDIGREE |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedigree |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> or because such a mark was used to denote succession in pedigree charts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-25 |title=pedigree - definition of pedigree in English {{!}} Oxford Dictionaries |url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pedigree |access-date=2023-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925105613/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pedigree |archive-date=2016-09-25 }}</ref>

A pedigree results in the presentation of family information in the form of an easily readable chart. It can be simply called a "[[family tree]]". Pedigrees use a standardized set of symbols, squares represent males and circles represent females. Pedigree construction is a family history, and details about an earlier generation may be uncertain as memories fade. If the sex of the person is unknown, a diamond is used. Someone with the [[phenotype]] (trait) in question is represented by a filled-in (darker) symbol. [[Heterozygotes]], when identifiable, are indicated by a shaded dot inside a symbol or a half-filled symbol.

Relationships in a pedigree are shown as a series of lines. A horizontal line connects parents and a vertical line leads to their offspring. The offspring are connected by a horizontal sibship line and listed in birth order from left to right. If the offspring are twins then they will be connected by a triangle. If an offspring dies then its symbol will be crossed by a line. If the offspring is stillborn or aborted, it is represented by a small triangle.

Each generation is identified by a [[Roman numerals|Roman numeral]] (I, II, III, and so on), and each individual within the same generation is identified by an [[Arabic numerals|Arabic numeral]] (1, 2, 3, and so on). Analysis of the pedigree using the principles of [[Mendelian inheritance]] can determine whether a trait has a dominant or recessive pattern of inheritance. Pedigrees are often constructed after a family member afflicted with a genetic disorder has been identified. This individual, known as the [[proband]], is indicated on the pedigree by an arrow.<ref>Michael R. Cummings "Human Heredity Principles and issues" pg 59-60</ref> These changes may occur yearly or monthly.

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File:Wiki Drawing - Y-Linked (1).svg|In a Y-linked disorder, only males can be affected. If the father is affected all sons will be affected. It also does not skip a generation.
File:Wiki Drawing - Mitochondrial.svg|Mitochondrial disorders are only passed on if the mother is affected. If the mother is affected, all offspring will be affected. If the father is affected, he does not pass the disorder on to his offspring.
File:Wiki Drawing - Autosomal Recessive (2).svg|In an autosomal recessive disorder, it is possible for both parents to not express the trait but, if both are carriers, for their offspring to express the trait. Autosomal recessive disorders typically skip a generation, so affected offspring typically have unaffected parents. With an autosomal recessive disorder, both males and females are equally likely to be affected.
File:Wiki Drawing - Autosomal Dominant (1).svg|Autosomal dominant disorders do not skip a generation, so affected offspring have affected parents. One parent must have the disorder for their offspring to be affected. Both males and females are equally likely to be affected, so it is an autosomal disorder.
File:Wiki Drawing - X-Linked Recessive (1).svg|In an X-linked recessive disorder, males are more likely to be affected than females. Affected sons typically have unaffected mothers. The father also must be affected for the daughter to be affected, and the mother must be affected or a carrier for the daughter to be affected. The disorder is also never passed from father to son. Only females can be carriers for the disorders. X-linked recessive disorders also typically skip a generation.
File:Wiki Drawing - X-Linked Dominant (1).svg|In an X-linked dominant disorder, if the father is affected, all daughters will be affected and no sons will be affected. It does not skip a generation, and the mother has a 50% chance of passing it on to her offspring if she is affected.
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==In human use==
{{anchor|In human use}}In [[England]] and [[Wales]] pedigrees are officially recorded in the [[College of Arms]], which has records going back to the Middle Ages, including pedigrees collected during roving inquiries by its [[herald]]s during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The purpose of these [[heraldic visitation]]s was to register and regulate the use of [[coats of arms]]. Those who claimed the right to bear arms had to provide proof either of a grant of arms to them by the College, or of descent from an ancestor entitled to arms. It was for this reason that pedigrees were recorded by the visitations. Pedigrees continue to be registered at the College of Arms and kept up to date on a voluntary basis but are not accessible to the general public without payment of a fee.

More visible, therefore, are the pedigrees recorded in published works, such as [[Burke's Peerage]] and Burke's [[Landed gentry|Landed Gentry]] in the United Kingdom and, in continental [[Europe]] by the [[Almanach de Gotha]].

A pedigree may be used to establish the probability of a child having a particular disorder or condition. It may be used to discover where the genes in question are located (x, y, or autosome chromosome), and to determine whether a trait is dominant or recessive. When a pedigree shows a condition appearing in a 50:50 ratio between men and women, it is considered [[Autosome|autosomal]]. When the condition predominantly affects males in the pedigree, it is considered [[X-linked recessive inheritance|x-linked]].<ref>[http://isite.lps.org/cbittle/web/documents/PedigreeCharts.pdf Pedigree Charts]isite.lps.org {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306004043/http://isite.lps.org/cbittle/web/documents/PedigreeCharts.pdf |date=2016-03-06 }}</ref>

Some examples of dominant traits include [[male baldness]], [[astigmatism]], and [[dwarfism]]. Some examples of recessive traits include small eyes, little body hair, and tall stature.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencebrainwaves.com/blogs/biology/genetics/dominant-and-recessive-genes-in-humans/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129210659/http://www.sciencebrainwaves.com/blogs/biology/genetics/dominant-and-recessive-genes-in-humans/ |archive-date=2012-01-29 |title=Dominant and Recessive Genes In Humans {{!}} Science Brainwaves}}</ref>

==In animal husbandry==
[[Image:Pedigree-sh-1895.jpg|thumb|Pedigree of horse Shagya IX b. 1895]]
In the practice of [[selective breeding]] of animals, particularly in [[animal fancy]] and [[livestock]], including [[horse]]s, pedigree charts are used to track the ancestry of animals and assist in the planning of suitable [[breeding program]]s to enhance desirable traits. [[Breed registry|Breed registries]] are formed and are dedicated to the accurate tracking of pedigrees and maintaining accurate records of birth, death, and identifying characteristics of each registered animal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://research.vet.upenn.edu/pennhip/OwnerBreederInformation/SelectiveBreeding/tabid/3350/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802160048/http://research.vet.upenn.edu/pennhip/OwnerBreederInformation/SelectiveBreeding/tabid/3350/Default.aspx |archive-date=2009-08-02 |title=Selective Breeding}}</ref>

==See also==
{{commons category|Pedigree charts}}
* [[Ahnentafel]]
* [[Consanguinity|cousin charts]]
* [[Family tree]]
* [[Genealogical numbering systems]]
* [[Genogram]]
* [[Foundation bloodstock]]
* [[Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood]]
*[[Most recent common ancestor|MRCA]]

==References==
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